Awning-support.



IVI. OSTOIC.

AWNING SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17, 1914.

1,159,986. I v Patented Nov. 9, 1915.

2LT/I INVENTOR. v f m BY A TTORNE YS.

MILos osfioIo, oF CLEVELAND, 0,1110.Y

warme-SUPPORT.

' `Specification of LettensPatent. o Y Patnted NOV, 9, 1915,

Application led August 17, 19.14.V 'Serial No. 857,078.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, MrLos Osroio, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have inventedxcertain new and useful Improvements in Awnin -Supports, of which 1 hereby declare the ollowing tobe a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

rlhe objects of the invention are toprovide a simple and efficient form of support for the portion of an awning roll intermediate of its extremities and which is so constructed and arranged that it will not wear the awning while assisting in gathering it into a tight roll upon its roller.

Hitherto a supporting device for the central portions of an awning rolle-r has been employed in which the roller and awning thereon has been substantially inclosed within a series of rollers, which supported the weight and prevented them from sagging, but soon injured the awning by the friction it caused so that the awning required frequent repairs and renewals.

T o avoid these difliculties the present invention comprises a spool or series of spools supported upon a rotatable rod above the awning roller and intermediate of the ends thereof, and upon these spools are wound bands of heavy canvas, preferably reinforced with metal wire, or other flexible material, the outer ends of which are attached to and wound in turn about the roller, and spool. Means are also provided for rotating the spool and awning roller at equal degrecs of speed and in opposite directions so that as the roller winds up the awning the supporting band will unwind from the spool and will be wound upon the roller 1nterposed between the windings of the awning.

The invention is further hereinafter described, shown in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of an awning showing the supporting device for the portions of the roller intermediate of its ends; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the supporting device;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of'one of the spools and awning roller showing the supporting band for said roller.

In these views A' is an awning roller, mounted in bearings A A', at the outer extremities thereof and operated in the usual manner by means of a vertical rod B vand bevel gears C andv D respectively.` To

support the long roller A a parallel rod E is rotatably mounted in bearings just above the roller A and upon this rod are secured the'spools F, F, or a single spool if the roller A is not too long. If only one spool is employed it should be positioned centrally of the ends of the rod E. To each spool is attached one end of a band G of flexible material, preferably of canvas reinforced with copper wire, and the other end of the iexible band is attached to= the awning roller A. The band is wound up with the canvas awning upon the roller and supports the roller and awning, and when wound with the awning will unwind from the spool and vice versa, and thus always serves as a support to prevent the roller from sagging and also presents no rubbing corners, and produces no friction which could wear the awning. In this manner the durability of the awning is greatly increased and is limited only by the durability of the entire awning.

It will be evident that the band is attached to the awning rod when the awning is unfolded and it will be understood that at this time the band is wound very tightly on the upper rod so that it serves to support the awning rod. Vhen, however, the parts are turned so as to begin to wind up the awning, the band immediately begins to slaclen because the diameter of the band roll is greater than the diameter of the awning rod. When, however, the awning is nearly wound up this slack will be taken up because the roll on the awning rod is then of greater diameter than the roll on the upper rod. Consequently, the awning will be rolled in with the band very tightly when the awning is wound up as far as it goes and the band will again be under tension so as to support the awning rod. The rod and spools are rotated by means of an additional bevel gear H which has the same number of teeth as the gear C and engages the large gear D upon thevavvningrollerw and also Yrotates in the opposite direction therefrom. The spools must be' of diameter as the roller.

This construction provides a simple, eilicient and durable improvement vvhich can be quickly attached to any awning. It also greatly diminishes the amount of force ref L The great advantages of this device are that it can be applied to any awning roller of any size or diameter the only consideration being that the spool or spools must be of the same diameter as the roller.

lHaving described *theI inventionl yvhat I claim as new l"and desire to secure by LettersPatent iis:V` H

YThe'"combination with an avvining and roller therefor,y of 3a rotatable member positioned above the same, a flexible band, one end of which is attached to said flexible member, the other end to saidv roller, and

membery in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand this 29 day of July, 1914.

l l MILOS OSTOIC.

I' In presence of- WM. M. MONROE, P BUCHWALD.

i Copies of this patent'l may be obtained for -ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. l v

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